Bill Text: IL SR0959 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Bernice Jane Gora of Crystal Lake.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0959 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0959-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Bernice Jane "Bunny" Gora of Crystal | ||||||
4 | Lake, who passed away on September 3, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Bernice Gora was born in Chicago to Thomas Beatty | ||||||
6 | and Grace Schultz on August 29, 1929; she married John R. Gora | ||||||
7 | in Chicago in November 1955, and they later divorced; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Bernice Gora worked as a telephone switchboard | ||||||
9 | operator at Passion Construction Company; after moving to | ||||||
10 | Crystal Lake, she opened Bunny's Ceramic Studio in her | ||||||
11 | basement; she taught ceramics for over 40 years; in addition to | ||||||
12 | teaching ceramics, she also held many other jobs, including | ||||||
13 | house cleaner, waitress, and cook, until she joined Illinois | ||||||
14 | Bell Telephone Company as a repair operator, from which she | ||||||
15 | retired in 1989; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Bernice Gora was a member of the Church of Jesus | ||||||
17 | Christ of Latter-day Saints, Crystal Lake; she volunteered for | ||||||
18 | many organizations, including Illinois Children's Home and Aid | ||||||
19 | Society, McHenry County Multiple Sclerosis Society, Project | ||||||
20 | Linus, and the McHenry County Senior Services Association in | ||||||
21 | Crystal Lake; she enjoyed ceramics, gardening, knitting, and | ||||||
22 | crocheting blankets; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Bernice Gora was preceded in death by her parents; | ||||||
2 | and her sister, Patricia Roderick; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Bernice Gora is survived by her daughters, Kitty | ||||||
4 | (Colin) Comer, Judy Sopala, and Cindy (Tom) Hayden; her | ||||||
5 | grandsons, Thomas Spence and Luke Hayden; her niece, Patricia | ||||||
6 | Roderick; her nephew, Michael Roderick; and many lifelong | ||||||
7 | friends; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | Bernice Jane "Bunny" Gora, and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
11 | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | ||||||
12 | it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Bernice Gora as an expression of our | ||||||
15 | deepest sympathy.
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